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Telefonica is set to acquire UK geolocation data startup Statiq for $4.2 million, sources say (TEF)
The Spanish telecoms giant is boosting its advertising division. Spanish telecoms company Telefonica is in talks to acquire the British mobile geolocation data startup Statiq for $4.2 million (£3.5 million), according to multiple industry sources. Not all the paperwork has been signed but deal is likely to be announced as soon as this month...
Russian ambassador at center of Sessions firestorm did not attend corresponding Democratic convention event
Sergey Kislyak did not attend a corresponding Democratic National Committee event to one he attended at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak did not attend a corresponding Democratic National Committee event to one he attended at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where he held an...
In Ukraine: Sex workers march demanding legalisation
Some 50 activists holding red umbrellas and wearing red plastic helmets staged the first-ever march through Kiev. Dozens of sex workers and human rights campaigners gathered in Kiev on Friday demanding the legalisation of prostitution in Ukraine.Some 50 activists holding red umbrellas and wearing red plastic helmets staged the first-ever march...
J.D. Gordon: Another Trump adviser has significantly changed his story about the GOP’s dramatic shift on Ukraine
The Trump campaign's national-security policy representative for the Republican National Convention, J.D. Gordon, shifted his story about the convention. The Trump campaign’s national-security policy representative for the Republican National Convention, J.D. Gordon, told CNN on Thursday that he pushed to alter an amendment to the...
Another Trump adviser has significantly changed his story about the GOP’s dramatic shift on Ukraine
The Trump campaign's national-security policy representative for the Republican National Convention, J.D. Gordon, shifted his story about the convention. The Trump campaign’s national-security policy representative for the Republican National Convention, J.D. Gordon, told CNN on Thursday that he pushed to alter an amendment to the...
Balenciaga: Mistreatment of models casts new shadow over fashion
At least 150 models were forced to wait for three hours or more in a hot and airless staircase for the Balenciaga show casting on Sunday. The “sadistic” mistreatment of scores of models who were forced to wait in a dark, cramped staircase for hours at a Paris fashion week casting has sparked fresh criticism of how the industry...
In Ukraine: Stress under shelling produces baby boom
Olena Gorbatova gave birth to her third child in war-torn eastern Ukraine to the sounds of gunfire and exploding shells in the Kiev-held flashpoint town of Avdiivka. Olena Gorbatova gave birth to her third child in war-torn eastern Ukraine to the sounds of gunfire and exploding shells in the Kiev-held flashpoint town of Avdiivka.The 40-year-old...
Top Bush ethics lawyer: Russia could have blackmail on Sessions and he must resign
Bush's top ethics lawyer: while it is "debatable" whether Sessions perjured himself during his Senate confirmation hearing, he now needs to resign. President George W. Bush’s top ethics lawyer told Business Insider on Thursday that while it was “debatable” whether Attorney General Jeff Sessions perjured himself...
Amid Russia firestorm, Sessions recuses himself from future investigations into Trump campaign
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is holding a press conference Thursday at 4 p.m. amid a firestorm over his contacts with Russian officials during the 2016 election. Attorney General Jeff Sessions held a press conference Thursday amid a firestorm over his contacts with Russian officials during the 2016 election, standing firm on the answers he gave...
Sergei Polunin: Dancing with demons: ballet star bares all
Sergei Polunin, the ballet star with a bad boy reputation, told AFP the rough and tumble of his career was part of growing up as he presented "Dancer", a searingly honest film about his life. Sergei Polunin, the ballet star with a bad boy reputation, told AFP the rough and tumble of his career was part of growing up as he presented...
